Born and raised in the eastern Chinese province of Hebi, Gao now makes his home in Beijing. While working in the car industry, Gao started learning how to make pipes as a hobby, meeting various artisans within China and around the world. Gao is now a full-time pipe maker making beautiful creations using only the best premium briar from Italy. At tobaccopipesjapan.com we are very grateful to offer Gao’s pipes to our customers.